The Silence (1963)


The Silence
Release Date23 September 1963
GenreDrama
CountrySweden
Filming LocationsSvensk Filmindustri, Filmstaden, Råsunda, Stockholms län, Sweden
LanguageSwedish, English, German, French
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White

The Silence (Swedish: ) is a 1963 Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring Ingrid Thulin and Gunnel Lindblom. The plot focuses on two sisters—one a fledgling woman with a young son, and the other, a terminally-ill literary translator—and their tense relationship coming to a surface whilst staying at a Central European hotel during a culminating war.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Birger Malmsten
The Bartender

Håkan Jahnberg
The Waiter

Jörgen Lindström
Johan

Lissi Alandh
Woman in variety hall

Karl-Arne Bergman
The paper boy

Leif Forstenberg
Man in variety hall

Eduardo Gutiérrez
Impressario

Eskil Kalling
The bar owner

Birger Lensander
The Doorkeeper

Kristina Olausson
Anna

Nils Waldt
The Cashier

Olof Widgren
The Old Man

Director

Producer

Allan Ekelund
producer

Original Music

Ivan Renliden
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Cinematographer

Editor

Ulla Ryghe
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Production Designer

P.A. Lundgren
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Costume Designer

Marik Vos-Lundh

Bertha Sånnell
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Makeup Department

Börje Lundh
makeup artist

Gullan Westfelt
assistant makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Lenn Hjortzberg
assistant director

Lars-Erik Liedholm
assistant director

Art Department

Karl-Arne Bergman
property master

Sound Department

Stig Flodin
sound

Olle Jacobsson
sound mixer

Bo Leverén
sound

Tage Sjöberg
sound

Special Effects

Evald Andersson
special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Rolf Holmquist
assistant camera

Harry Kampf
still photographer

Peter Wester
assistant camera

Gerhard Carlsson
electrician

Other Crew

Lars-Owe Carlberg
location manager

Katinka Faragó
script supervisor

Production Company

Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
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Distributor

Janus Films

atlas Film

Embassy Home Entertainment

Criterion Collection, The
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Kinowelt Home Entertainment

Gutek Film

Arthaus Filmverleih

Royal Films






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The films of Ingmar Bergman
Autumn Sonata (1978)
Brink of Life (1958)
Crisis (1946)
Dreams (1955)
Eva (1948)
Face to Face (1976)
Frustration (1947)
Karin's Face (1984)
Last Pair Out (1956)
Monika (1953)
Persona (1966)
Port of Call (1948)
Prison (1949)
Rabies (1958)
Saraband (2003)
Shame (1968)
The Magician (1958)
The Rite (1969)
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